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Refimprove|date=June 2009Infobox musical artist| name = Fried| image =| caption =| background = group_or_band| origin = United Kingdom|UK | genre = Rhythm and blues|R& B , Soul music|Soul , Funk | years_active = 2001& ndash;present| label = London Records (2003) RCA (2007-present)| associated_acts = The Beat (band)|The Beat Fine Young Cannibals | website = http://www.fried-online.co.uk Official Site| current_members = Jonte Short David Steele (musician)|David Steele | past_members = Fried are a band made up of United States|US soul music|soul singer Jonte Short, and ex- The Beat (band)|The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals guitarist David Steele (musician)|David Steele .
David Steele looked for a singer for his new project away from The Beat (band)|The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals for five years. He finally met Jonte Short in 2001 at the New Orleans Jazz Festival and they decided to collaborate. Steele and Shonte worked together on songs that Steele had already written, and they also wrote new ones together. The duo decided to name themselves Fried, after Southern United States|U.S. cooking, and started recording in New Orleans and London . http://www.indielondon.co.uk/music/mu_fried_biog.html Fried biography from Indie London Retrieved 17 July 2007
Fried, after working on their album for five years, signed to London Records the home of Steele's previous group Fine Young Cannibals to release their debut self-titled album, which spawned the singles "Whatever I Choose I Lose" and "When I Get Out Of Jail". However, the band's career with the label was short-lived and were subsequently dropped from the label due to poor sales.
In 2007, however, the band were re-signed, this time to RCA and Fried decided to re-work their debut album and three new songs were added, while removing two. "I'll Be There" was released as the album's lead single, while they re-titled the album Things Change . The album was released on 16 July 2007.
Discography
Albums
Fried (2004)
Things Change (2007)
Singles
"Whatever I Choose I Lose" (2004)
"When I Get Out Of Jail" (2004)
"I'll Be There" (2007)
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.fried-online.co.uk Official website
http://www.myspace.com/friedmusic Official MySpace site
Category:British rhythm and blues musical groups Category:British soul musical groups Category:British funk musical groups Category:Musical duos
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